That changed when Hershel was abruptly taken prisoner by the show’s villainous Governor (David Morrissey) and killed in front of his on-screen family.

Kinney tells Business Insider it was a tough moment on set.

“The hardest thing about season four was losing Scott Wilson because he became so much of you know a father figure to me and Lauren [Cohen] in real life and to not have his energy on set was really, really difficult. Luckily, he came to my birthday party like, ‘We’ll still see each other.’

Gene Page/AMCDavid Morrissey (left) and Wilson prepare to film one of the most unexpected scenes in season 4.

As revealed on “The Talking Dead,” the companion talk show which airs after “The Walking Dead,” the cast and crew will get together after any character’s passing on the series to hold what Kinney describes as “one last party” celebrating the actor’s time on the show.

Appropriately, these events are called death dinners.

“[It’s] one time where we can have dinner together and see each other outside the set.” Kinney says. “It’s something we definitely did for Scott. It was really nice.”